Climber, 20, is youngest to reach Seven Summits
Sunday, June 5, 2005
SEATTLE -- Danielle Fisher has been climbing mountains for nearly a quarter of her lifetime. Of course, at age 20 that's only been about five years. Last week, Fisher became the youngest person to climb the highest peaks on each of the seven continents -- completing the feat when she reached the 29,035-foot summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday. The previous record holder, Britton Keeshan of Connecticut, completed the Seven Summits last year at age 22.
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